Service Pack 2 Error

timberwolfblues · Rated R Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Indiana

OK. I have been installing some XP Home updates for a customer and I didn't notice any problems until SP 2 threw me this error message: "Microsoft Service Pack 2 Error: Unable to read from or write to the database." Upon hooking the hard drive up to the antivirus machine I removed 84 of 90 viruses that Symantec Antivirus found. Any ideas on what the heck this error message is and how to install the rest of the WinXP Home updates without having to re format the hard drive? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Bang Head

renovation · Posted: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 23:08:42 Post Subject:

i f disk and start over -and also run a free anti-virus program called AGN -anything norton i dislike personally .they blot your system .

Blue|Fusion · Posted: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 23:29:00 Post Subject:

AVG = best free virus program. And reformat the PC.

thePMG · Rated XXX Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 393 Location: Germany

Run a repair with an XP sp2 install CD.

timberwolfblues · Rated R Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Indiana

What does that error message actually mean? Out of curiosity?

BeerCheeze · Posted: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 20:58:26 Post Subject:

It's most liekly a Cryptographic error.

You can try running this: FIXDB.BAT

You can also check this: You cannot install some updates or programs I've read the method #3 has the most sucess.

timberwolfblues · Rated R Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 81 Location: Indiana

OK thanks guys. I went ahead and did a clean install of XP Home on there and everything is hunk-dorey (haven't said that in awhile lol). Thanks for all the help!